LAS VEGAS — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed his Senate colleagues’ relationships to the National Rifle Association following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday.

“All I can say is that it is deeply troubling to me go above and beyond politics that we have senate leadership which is more concerned about pleasing the NRA than listening to the vast majority of the American people, whether they’re Republicans, Democrats, or independents,” Sanders said at a 2020 campaign event in Las Vegas. “And I would hope very much that we can overcome the fear of the NRA and do what the American people want.”